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|caption=The '''Nintendo Switch''' console | |caption=The '''Nintendo Switch''' console in various forms | ||
|creator=[[Nintendo]] | |creator=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|released=March 3rd, 2017 ( | |released=March 3rd, 2017 (Nintendo Switch)<br>September 20, 2019 (Nintendo Switch Lite)<br>October 8, 2021 (OLED model) | ||
|predecessor=[[Wii U]] | |predecessor=[[Wii U]] | ||
|successor= | |successor= | ||
|other wikis=[[nwiki:Nintendo Switch|NintendoWiki]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Nintendo Switch''' is an eighth-generation home console system released worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. It is the successor to the [[Wii U]] and currently the newest home console from Nintendo. | The '''Nintendo Switch''' is an eighth-generation home console system released worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. It is the successor to the [[Wii U]] and is currently the newest home console from Nintendo. | ||
The main | The main selling point of the Switch is its versatility, advertised as a console that can be moved easily between TV mode, tabletop mode, and handheld mode. The controllers, known as the Joy-Con, comes in a pair and can also be played in various different ways, including being split for multiplayer use, or attached to the Switch itself in handheld mode. It also has a [[Nintendo Switch News Channel|news channel]] on the console for news and posts related to Nintendo Switch games. | ||
==Varieties== | ==Varieties== | ||
In addition to the standard Nintendo Switch, there are also the following variants: | In addition to the standard Nintendo Switch, there are also the following variants: | ||
*'''Nintendo Switch Lite''' - Released September 2019, this version plays strictly as a handheld device and cannot connect to a TV screen. It also eschews detachable Joy-Con in | *'''Nintendo Switch Lite''' - Released on September 2019, this version plays strictly as a handheld device and cannot connect to a TV screen. It also eschews detachable Joy-Con in favor of buttons on the console itself, and replaces the arrow buttons with a + Directional Pad. | ||
*'''Nintendo Switch (OLED model)''' - | *'''Nintendo Switch (OLED model)''' - Released on October 2021, this version features a wider 7-inch OLED display, 64GB of internal storage, a wide adjustable stand for tabletop mode, and enhanced audio. It also comes bundled with a new dock, featuring a built-in wired LAN port. | ||
==[[amiibo]] | ==[[amiibo]] compatibility== | ||
The Nintendo Switch, like the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] before it, is compatible with amiibo. To activate an amiibo figurine in a given game, the player must first be prompted by the game itself, then place the | The Nintendo Switch, like the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] before it, is compatible with amiibo. To activate an amiibo figurine in a given game, the player must first be prompted by the game itself, then place the amiibo base-down onto the joystick of the Joy-Con (R). This will have various effects, based on the amiibo used, and the game being played. | ||
An example would be the bronze Kirby statue in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', which gives [[Fragment]]s when an amiibo is scanned in. | An example would be the bronze Kirby statue in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', which gives [[Fragment]]s when an amiibo is scanned in. | ||
==Profile | ==Profile icons== | ||
Since the launch of the | Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch, users have been able to make profiles with avatars representing various video game characters. On March 12th/13th, 2018, the Nintendo Switch updated to version 5.0.0, which added a number of ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series characters as avatars to choose from. These include the following: | ||
*[[amiibo]]-based avatars | *[[amiibo]]-based avatars | ||
**[[Kirby]] | **[[Kirby]] | ||
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**[[Flamberge]] | **[[Flamberge]] | ||
==''Kirby'' | ===Nintendo Switch Online=== | ||
An update on February 28th, 2022 added a Missions & Rewards section where players can earn Platinum Points from weekly tasks or redeem them for icon elements, each divided into "Characters", "Backgrounds", and "Frames". A "Character" element must be used in order to create an icon. "Character" elements cost 10 Platinum Points, while "Background" and "Frame" elements cost 5 Platinum Points. Each month features one game with their own icon elements, as well as a ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Horizons|Animal Crossing: New Horizons]]'' section that feature [[nookipedia:Villager|villagers]] whose birthday is the current month.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2022/missions-and-rewards-added-to-nintendo-switch-online/ Missions and Rewards added to Nintendo Switch Online]</ref> | |||
=====''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''===== | |||
From April 7th, 2022 to May 5th, 2022, 80 icon elements pertaining to ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' were available to the service as a "special reward", with the icons being changed every Thursday. | |||
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! colspan=5 | Week 1 (April 7, 2022 - April 14, 2022) | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Characters | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Bandana Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Meta Knight.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - King Dedede.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Volcano Fire.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kirby]] | |||
| [[Bandana Waddle Dee]] | |||
| [[Meta Knight]] | |||
| [[King Dedede]] | |||
| [[Volcano Fire]] Kirby | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Sword.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Car Mouth.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Awoofy.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Wild Frosty.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Captured Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sword]] Kirby | |||
| [[Car Mouth]] Kirby | |||
| [[Awoofy]] | |||
| [[Wild Frosty]] | |||
| Captured [[Waddle Dee]] | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby Burger.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Poppy Bros. Jr..png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Frosty Ice.png|100px]] | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
|- | |||
| Kirby Burger | |||
| [[Waddle Dee]] | |||
| [[Poppy Bros. Jr.]] | |||
| [[Frosty Ice]] | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Backgrounds | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Background 1 - Point of Arrival.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Background 2 - Waddle Dee Town.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Background 3.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Background 4 - Natural Plains icon.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Background 5 - Everbay Coast icon.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Point of Arrival]] | |||
| [[Waddle Dee Town]] | |||
| Red painted pattern | |||
| [[Natural Plains]] icon | |||
| [[Everbay Coast]] icon | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Frames | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Frame 1.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Frame 2.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Frame 3.png|100px]] | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
|- | |||
| Yellow band with star at bottom-center | |||
| Red background with various stars and white band | |||
| Green background with various stars and white band | |||
|} | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border=1 style="width:100%; text-align:center;" | |||
! colspan=5 | Week 2 (April 14, 2022 - April 21, 2022) | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Characters | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Kirby.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Ranger.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Waddle Dee Café Kirby.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Ring Mouth.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Bernard.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| Kirby | |||
| [[Ranger]] Kirby | |||
| Kirby in his Waddle Dee Café outfit | |||
| [[Ring Mouth]] Kirby | |||
| [[Bernard]] | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Buffahorn.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Café-Staff Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Car.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Sillydillo.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - King Dedede.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Buffahorn]] | |||
| Café-Staff Waddle Dee | |||
| [[Car Mouth|Car]] | |||
| [[Sillydillo]] | |||
| King Dedede laying on grass | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Character - Arch Mouth.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Bandana Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Meta Knight.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - King Dedede.png|100px]] | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
|- | |||
| [[Arch Mouth]] | |||
| Bandana Waddle Dee<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
| Meta Knight<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
| King Dedede<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Backgrounds | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Background 1 - Downtown Grassland.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Background 2 - A Trip to Alivel Mall.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Background 3.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Background 4 - Wondaria Remains icon.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Background 5 - Winter Horns icon.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Downtown Grassland]] | |||
| [[A Trip to Alivel Mall]] | |||
| White background with various stars and white bands | |||
| [[Wondaria Remains]] icon | |||
| [[Winter Horns]] icon | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Frames | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Frame 1.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Frame 2.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 2 - Frame 3.png|100px]] | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
|- | |||
| Blue band with star at bottom-center | |||
| Yellow background with various stars and white band | |||
| Orange-gradient background with spiky green band | |||
|} | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border=1 style="width:100%; text-align:center;" | |||
! colspan=5 | Week 3 (April 21, 2022 - April 28, 2022) | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Characters | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Kirby.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Drill.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Crash.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Cone Mouth.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Bomb.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| Kirby | |||
| [[Drill]] Kirby | |||
| [[Crash]] Kirby | |||
| [[Cone Mouth]] Kirby | |||
| [[Bomb]] Kirby | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Digguh.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Maxim Tomato.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Ranger.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Usher Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Digguh]] | |||
| Waddle Dee | |||
| [[Maxim Tomato]] | |||
| Ranger Kirby | |||
| Usher Waddle Dee | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Character - Corori.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Bandana Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Meta Knight.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - King Dedede.png|100px]] | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
|- | |||
| [[Corori]] | |||
| Bandana Waddle Dee<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
| Meta Knight<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
| King Dedede<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Backgrounds | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Background 1 - Abandoned Beach.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Background 2 - The Wondaria Dream Parade.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Background 3.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Background 4 - Originull Wasteland icon.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Background 5 - Redgar Forbidden Lands icon.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Abandoned Beach]] | |||
| [[The Wondaria Dream Parade]] | |||
| Green painted pattern | |||
| [[Originull Wasteland]] icon | |||
| [[Redgar Forbidden Lands]] icon | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Frames | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Frame 1.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Frame 2.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 3 - Frame 3.png|100px]] | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
|- | |||
| Magenta band with star at bottom-center | |||
| Cyan background with various stars and white band | |||
| Blue-gradient background with spiky orange band | |||
|} | |||
|- | |||
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! colspan=5 | Week 4 (April 28, 2022 - May 5, 2022) | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Characters | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Kirby.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Elfilin.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Dragon Fire.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Sleep.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Vending Mouth.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| Kirby | |||
| [[Elfilin]] | |||
| [[Dragon Fire]] Kirby | |||
| [[Sleep]] Kirby | |||
| [[Vending Mouth]] Kirby | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Clawroline.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Weapons-Shop Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Car-Mouth Cake.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Wise Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Gnawcodile.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Clawroline]] | |||
| Weapons-Shop Waddle Dee | |||
| Car-Mouth Cake | |||
| [[Wise Waddle Dee]] | |||
| [[Gnawcodile]] | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Fleurina.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Character - Primal Awoofy.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Bandana Waddle Dee.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - Meta Knight.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1 - Character - King Dedede.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Fleurina]] | |||
| [[Primal Awoofy]] | |||
| Bandana Waddle Dee<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
| Meta Knight<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
| King Dedede<br>'''Repeat from Week 1''' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Backgrounds | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Background 1 - Northeast Frost Street.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Background 2 - Alivel Mall (Staff Side).png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Background 3 - Car artwork.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Background 4 - Lab Discovera icon.png|100px]] | |||
! [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Background 5 - Waddle Dee Town icon.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[Northeast Frost Street]] | |||
| [[Alivel Mall (Staff Side)]] | |||
| Artwork of a [[Car Mouth|car]] | |||
| [[Lab Discovera]] icon | |||
| [[Waddle Dee Town]] icon | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=5|Frames | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Frame 1.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Frame 2.png|100px]] | |||
| [[File:NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 4 - Frame 3.png|100px]] | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
! rowspan=2 | | |||
|- | |||
| Green band with star at bottom-center | |||
| Colorful background with black band | |||
| Purple-gradient background with spiky magenta band | |||
|} | |||
|} | |||
==''Kirby'' games== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
KSA Boxart NA.jpg|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' | |||
SKC logo.png|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' | |||
Kirby Fighters 2 Banner.jpg|''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' | Kirby Fighters 2 Banner.jpg|''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' | ||
KatFL Boxart NA.jpg|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' | *''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' | ||
====December 12, 2019==== | ====December 12, 2019==== | ||
*''[[Kirby Super Star | *''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' | ||
===Nintendo 64: Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack=== | |||
====May 20, 2022==== | |||
*''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' | |||
==Other games featuring ''Kirby'' characters== | ==Other games featuring ''Kirby'' characters== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Smash Ultimate Box Art.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | Smash Ultimate Box Art.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' | ||
Tetris 99 logo.png|''[[ | Tetris 99 logo.png|''[[harddrop:Tetris 99|Tetris 99]]'' | ||
Part Time UFO NS logo.jpg|''[[nwiki:Part Time UFO|Part Time UFO]]'' | Part Time UFO NS logo.jpg|''[[nwiki:Part Time UFO|Part Time UFO]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{ref}} | |||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
{{Navbox-Consoles}} | {{Navbox-Consoles}} | ||
[[Category:Game platforms]] | [[Category:Game platforms]] |
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The Nintendo Switch is an eighth-generation home console system released worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. It is the successor to the Wii U and is currently the newest home console from Nintendo.
The main selling point of the Switch is its versatility, advertised as a console that can be moved easily between TV mode, tabletop mode, and handheld mode. The controllers, known as the Joy-Con, comes in a pair and can also be played in various different ways, including being split for multiplayer use, or attached to the Switch itself in handheld mode. It also has a news channel on the console for news and posts related to Nintendo Switch games.
Varieties
In addition to the standard Nintendo Switch, there are also the following variants:
- Nintendo Switch Lite - Released on September 2019, this version plays strictly as a handheld device and cannot connect to a TV screen. It also eschews detachable Joy-Con in favor of buttons on the console itself, and replaces the arrow buttons with a + Directional Pad.
- Nintendo Switch (OLED model) - Released on October 2021, this version features a wider 7-inch OLED display, 64GB of internal storage, a wide adjustable stand for tabletop mode, and enhanced audio. It also comes bundled with a new dock, featuring a built-in wired LAN port.
amiibo compatibility
The Nintendo Switch, like the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS before it, is compatible with amiibo. To activate an amiibo figurine in a given game, the player must first be prompted by the game itself, then place the amiibo base-down onto the joystick of the Joy-Con (R). This will have various effects, based on the amiibo used, and the game being played.
An example would be the bronze Kirby statue in Super Kirby Clash, which gives Fragments when an amiibo is scanned in.
Profile icons
Since the launch of the Nintendo Switch, users have been able to make profiles with avatars representing various video game characters. On March 12th/13th, 2018, the Nintendo Switch updated to version 5.0.0, which added a number of Kirby series characters as avatars to choose from. These include the following:
- amiibo-based avatars
- Magolor
- Kirby Star Allies avatars
Nintendo Switch Online
An update on February 28th, 2022 added a Missions & Rewards section where players can earn Platinum Points from weekly tasks or redeem them for icon elements, each divided into "Characters", "Backgrounds", and "Frames". A "Character" element must be used in order to create an icon. "Character" elements cost 10 Platinum Points, while "Background" and "Frame" elements cost 5 Platinum Points. Each month features one game with their own icon elements, as well as a Animal Crossing: New Horizons section that feature villagers whose birthday is the current month.[1]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
From April 7th, 2022 to May 5th, 2022, 80 icon elements pertaining to Kirby and the Forgotten Land were available to the service as a "special reward", with the icons being changed every Thursday.
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Kirby games
NES: Nintendo Switch Online
February 13, 2019
SNES: Nintendo Switch Online
September 4, 2019
December 12, 2019
Nintendo 64: Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
May 20, 2022
Other games featuring Kirby characters
References
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